Fuel Me Once, Shame on You

April 28, 2016

So, I’m at the gas station today.. fueling up.. and did a bit of a double take when I saw this:

I usually choose the cheapest octane gas, the 87 at Shell. But as I was fueling up, I suddenly noticed the 68 octane.. I thought, whoa, when did they get that?

Noticed pretty quickly that it was a button placed upside down.. which I tried, but couldn’t fix. And of course Ms. Goody Two Shoes had to go in and tell somebody.

The guy, Senik I think his name was, came out and, when he saw the pump labels, laughed… said some Shell people had just been by the station to fix some goofy pumps and replace a few worn panels. They obviously boo boo’d on this one. He was so glad I pointed it out.

Oh, the pleasure’s all mine.

We won’t get fueled again.

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In yesterday’s news:So, that game yesterday? The one I thought might be rained out? Well, it wasn’t. We got a full seven innings in under a dramatic blue sky with enormous white thunderheads looming. Well..not exactly a FULL seven because Daniel hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the 7th with three guys on, including Peter who was pinch running for Hunter who’d gotten a nice single up the middle, Griffen, who’d also managed a nice grounder through the 5-6 hole, and Gibson, whom their pitcher had intentionally walked. We were down 1-0, with one out, and it looked like we might suffer our second loss to Elk Grove, but Daniel, who was behind 1-2 in the count–making things look very grim, indeed–ripped an absolutely gorgeous line drive down the left field line to bring Peter in (tying run) and Griffin (winning run), at which point pandemonium broke out and a giant dog pile ensued. And, announcer Peter Fuqua was quick on the PA system and queued up Daniel’s walk-up song–Hendrix’s Purple Haze–and, well, it was just an incredible moment following an incredibly well-played, and particularly well-pitched, game, and especially sweet after losing to that mean Thundering Herd on Monday (14-1.. did I mention? Probably not, it was so awful). Anyway, a great game, and lovely Peter got to play even a small role. And we were all SO glad the storm eked past us because this game was So. Much. Fun.

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And, in case you wanna sing more of that Who song:

I’ll tip my hat to the new constitutionTake a bow for the new revolutionSmile and grin at the change all aroundPick up my guitar and playJust like yesterdayThen I’ll get on my knees and prayWe don’t get fooled againNo, no!

Me

About This Blog

I launched this blog in October of 2008 with a goal to "write" -- to refine technique, experiment with different styles, voices.. but I only posted sporadically. No experimenting was had.
So, for the entire 2011 year, I tried a different approach: I wrote every day using a "photo-a-day" device to prompt daily writing. It worked, but it became more of a "photo and daily commentary" kind of journal, and was a lot less about developing writing technique. Still no experimenting was had. I felt bad about this. Like I was cheating.
But I love the photos and commentary. It has been a fun way to document life, the seasons, my family, and who doesn't want one of those?
I took a break in 2012 and 2013... somewhat unintentionally... but now I'm going to return to a daily photo blog, this time unapologetically. Life of Wry is now a journally thing. No cutting edge writing, no experimentation, no risk taking, no vulnerability, just easy peasy breezy writing about what's going on in my and my family's life. And photos, lots of photos.
And that's that.
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